Faucet



Dec. 27, 1927.

W. H. BROOKER FAUCET File@ Dec. V:50, 192e Ril Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

WILLTAM BROOKER, F BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA.

FAUCET.

Application ed December 30, 1926. Serial No. 158,070.

This;invention relatee to ilfaucete and one ohiect o the invention is to provide a i'aueet consisting et a comparatively ite'w ln uinher ot parte and through which liquid may readily 'tlow when the :faucet ie open but Tvery elliot-tively cut oil. when the faucet is closed.

another ohjlect oit the invention ie to perinit the nipple which connects the ilaucet with a supply pipe to conetitute a valve eeat against which a valve hall ie lirinly held when the faucet ie closed.

Another object of the invention is to proyide the leucet with an improved type of valve stem and head tor engaging the Valve hall and holdingn the hall in lirin sealing engagement With ite Seat- Another object ot the invention 1s to provide a faucet in which the nipple proyeetin@- trein its inlet end is axially alined with the valve stein and the outlet nozzle projecte troni a side portion oit its hody thereby produlcing` a faucet having a conrpact construction. u

The invention ie illustrated in the ace-oinpanying drawinpjm 'wherein I ligrure l. a View showing the improved :taucet in eide elevation;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View through the taucet, and

F 3 is a transverse sectional View taken through the outlet nozzle on the line 3-3 ot Fig. l. l

The hody portion l oit the improved :faucet ie torined ot' inetal and is eten elongated construction, as Shown in Figs. it and 2. The hody is torined with a longe tudinally extending1 hore haringA its intel-inediate portion enlarged to provide a chanther 2 and upper and lower paseagee El and l leading theretroin through the enden-t the hody. 'lh-e lower passage 4l is thr ,aded throughout its length in order to receive the threaded end portion 5 ot a nipple t3 `which may have its other end portion adapted to he connected with a supply pipe orj it so desired, may constitute a sect-ion ot a eupply pipe. The inner end ot the nipple t3 is shaped to define a concayed vali/e seat l upon which the "valve hall tl reats when the faucet is closed. The passage l which opens througl'i the upper end olf the hody has its inner end portion reduced in diameter and threaded7 as shown at 9, for engagement With the threads of a collar l0 vformed upon a valve stein ll which projects outwardly through an ojgieninp; screwed upon or into the upper end ot the body. At its outer end the etein carries a turning; handle lil which is oit a conrentional construction and roleasahly occured hy a securing screw l5 .so that the handle may he removed it' it is desired to diseonneet the cap troni the stein .tor any reason. At its inner end the stem is enlarged to torni a head i6 which extende into the chamber El. The head increases in dia1neter toward its i'ree end and at ite tree end is formed with a concaved reeeee 17 adapted to receive portion ot the Valve hall and prevent the hall trein slipping` out ol engagement with the seat 7 when the stem ie rotated in a closingl or 'tighteningI direction. The outlet spout or nozzle 18 olf the faucet projects troni a eide portion thereof andie l'orrned with. a here 19 connruinieating with the chamber Q. Rode 2O extend vertically in the chainher adjacent and in croesed relation to the inner end ot the here lll so that,

termed in a cap 13 when the stein is rotated to littthe head l@ and rel-case the hall 8, the pressure oli the water paeeing through the faucet- Will not he ahle to cause the valve ball to more into closing; relation to the inner end ot the here 19 or pues through the nozzle il the here thereol is ol greater dian'leter than the valve ball. Since the inlet is diepoeed directly heneath the valve stein, the preseure ot the Water will tend to move the valve hall upwardly and hold it in engagement with the lower or inner end of the head lll auch therefore, when the stein ie rotated in a cloeinfij)` direction the valve hall Will he Very easily moved into proper seating engage ment With the valve Seat and concaved tace ot the head and a very tight closure pro- 1vided. u

Haring thus deecrihed claiin:

l. ,Il faucet comprising a hody having a longitudinally extending; here enlarged intermediate its length to iorin a ohaniher haylng' upper and lower passages leading there from through the ende oli the body, the lower paeeage having threaded Walle, a nozzle tn'ojecting from a eide portion ol said hotly and having a here con'linuuicatinpg with said chamber, a nipple removably secured in the lower passage` and having its inner end shaped to define a Valve eeat1 a Valve hall in said chamber to Seat against the inner end of said nipple and of less diameter than the invention, I

the lower passage, the upper passage having its Walls threaded for a portion of its lengt-h, a cap for the upper end of the upper passage formed with a central opening and removably engaged with said body, and a stem extending through the opening of said cap into said upper passage and having a threaded collar engaged with the threads thereof Vand at its inner end having a head extending into said chamber, the free end ot said head being recessed to receive a portion or' the valve ball and hold 'the valve ball in sealing engagement with the valve seat at the inner end of the nipple when the stem isl rotated and moved inwardly.

2. A faucet comprising a body having a longitudinally extending bore enlarged intermediate its length to form a chamber hav ing passages leading therefrom through the upper and lower ends of the body, a nozzle projecting from a side portion ol said body andY having a bore comnmnicating with said chamber, a nipple removably secured in the lower passage and having its inner end terminating substantiallyl iush with the bottom of said chamber, a valve ball in said chamber, a cap for the upper end of the other passage, a valve stem extending through the cap and upper passage and having a head at its inner end extending into said chamber, said stem being longitudinally adjustable whereby its head may be moved into position to engage the ball and hold the ball against the inner end ol the nipple in sealing relation thereto.

A faucet comprising a body having a chamber formed therein intermediate its length and passages leading from its upper and lower ends and communicating with the chamber, the lower passage being threaded throughout its length and the upper passage having its inner end portion reduced and threaded, a nipple screwed into the lower passage and having its inner end constituting a valve seat, a nozzle projecting from said body and having a bore communicating with said chamber through a side p0rtion thereof, a valve ball in said chamber of less diameter than the lower passage, a cap for the outer end of the upper passage removably engaged with said body, a stem passed through said cap and extending axially through the upper passage and having a valve ball engaging head at its inner end extending into the chamber and adjacent the head having a threaded collar engaging the threaded portion of the upper passage, and a turning handle carried by said stem whereby the stem may be rotated to move its head into and out of position to engage the valve ball and retain the valve ball seated upon the valve seat.

In testimony whereof I ailix iny signature. 

